The Lagos State Police Command is detaining a 10-year-old boy who allegedly strangled another boy of his age during a football game.
Lagos State police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said Sunday the suspect put the other boy in a neck lock and strangled him to death. He added that the incident happened last Friday around 6.20 pm in the Ejigbo area of Lagos.
He said the father of the deceased reported the case to the police that his son, Israel Ogunleye, 10, was playing football with some boys at Oluwole Street, Powerline in Ejigbo area, where the mother of the boy has her shop located.
“Based on the report, a team of detectives visited the scene and photographed the place and corpse. The corpse was taken to the General Hospital Isolo, where the doctor on duty confirmed him dead.
“The body was transferred to the mortuary for post-mortem examination, and the suspect is in police custody and investigation is in progress,” Hundeyin said
